With grateful memories I recall
My mother’s hands that raised us all;
From infants born to children grown,
Such Godly care Continue reading “My Mother’s Hands”
Category: Poetry
The Oasis
This dusty road I long have trod:
A pilgrim on a quest for God,
A stranger seasoned by hard days
Spent trading broad for narrow ways Continue reading “The Oasis”
Grow Old with Me
“Grow old along with me!
Sweetheart, be not alarmed when snows
Slow tiptoe ‘mongst our locks, Continue reading “Grow Old with Me”
No Matter What
“No matter what trials fierce
Threaten your faith with fear,
Remember you’re safe within
The hollow of your Father’s hands; Continue reading “No Matter What”
Not Thine
“O World, hast thou given life to me?
Hath thy designing lifted me
From lowly dust, breathed into me
A soul alike to that Divine? Continue reading “Not Thine”
Psalm 108
“O God, my heart is fixed at last—
This vow I offer Thee;
Ever I’ll sing and give Thee praise,
With all that lives in me. Continue reading “Psalm 108”
Open
“Lord, keep me open to others in need—
May I be ready their burdens to read.
Sharpen my hearing to things all around
Calling for help without making a sound. Continue reading “Open”
